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What happens if Google's Edu Apps aren't free anymore?

There is no difference, Chris...With paid services, you always run the risk that they will suddenly start costing *more*.The price risk is therefore the same, with paid and free services alike. :-)RE: What happens if Google's Edu Apps aren't free anymore?I've moved completely to Open Office and haven't regretted...

Tags: OpenOffice, Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Strategy, Word processors, price risk, Google Inc., Google Edu Apps, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-14

Google Edu Apps: So far, so good

Google Edu Apps: So far, so goodGoogle Apps is right for educationIf google apps are used to their potential they really can be just as powerful as any learning management system. Google Sites should be used more often to create collaborative course pages with course calendars on Google cal. If...

Tags: E-mail, cloud computing, training and certification, Google Inc., Google Edu Apps

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

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Microsoft to add SharePoint access to Live@edu

This is goodMy Organization rolled out Live@edu for it's students primarily as an email client so that kids can safely email their teachers and communicate safely without the risk of opening up general email. This allowed us to create accounts based off their ID number and now teachers can...

Tags: Groupware, Collaboration, Bing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SharePoint, Live@edu, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

New Live@Edu offerings keep pressure on Google Apps for Education

Both companies get and "F" from me.Sorry but from what I see niether company is doing nearly enough to work with education and provide the benefits of technology they could and should be.QuestionNo_ax_to_grind : can you elaborate a bit more? Are you with an educational institution? What are the areas...

Tags: cloud computing, Google Apps, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

News to know: AT&T, Verizon; T-Mobile; Microsoft CRM; Win7; datacenters; Sony-Ericcson

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: AT&T sues Verizon Wireless, calls map ad "misleading" but doesn't dispute accuracy Matthew Miller: T-Mobile experiences...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Data Center, Dana Gardner, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Microsoft CRM, Sam Diaz, CRM, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management

Blog posts 2009-11-04

New Live@Edu offerings keep pressure on Google Apps for Education

Microsoft made a number of major announcements today, all designed to up the ante in its battle for business and educational customers with Google's Apps products. The most important for us? Microsoft announced serious expansions of its Live@Edu services, most of which are based on the now-cheaper Exchange and Sharepoint...

Tags: Education, Google Inc., Google Apps, Cloud Computing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-03

Is the IBM Client for Smart Work an alternative to 7 for schools?

Windows 7 looks like a genuinely good OS. Reasonable system requirements, high levels of usability and stability...What's not to like? Well, the price, of course. Volume educational licensing runs around $70 a seat for Windows 7 Professional upgrades. Then there's the actual upgrade process. Major rollouts...

Tags: Ubuntu, IBM Corp., Ubuntu 9.10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Roi/Tco, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Google Edu Apps and Live@Edu: More than 1 way to skin a cat?

Layers and layersAs background, we are part of a system of 130ish schools, with only a handful being full P-12 colleges like ours. Therefore solutions provided by central office don't always scale up well to provide for us, although advances are being made every year. My comment relates to the...

Tags: cloud computing, Live@edu, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

News to know: Droid, Moffat, Android, Amazon, 3D HDTV, Net Neutrality

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Verizon unveils 30-second ad for Droid Android phone; slams iPhone Jason Perlow:DROID aims to make Apple...

Tags: Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Software, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Sam Diaz, Matthew Miller, Net Neutrality, Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc.

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Google Edu Apps and Live@Edu: More than 1 way to skin a cat?

After I reviewed Google Apps vs. Microsoft Live Web Apps, and concluded that, while their approaches were different, both had a lot of merit. Now, regular readers will know that it's pretty rare for me to sing Microsoft's praises. However, Microsoft seems to be putting together an interesting...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-10-18

Google Wave: Begging for a classroom

I got my Google Wave invitation Saturday night and, as much as I wanted to race home, log in, and see what all the fuss was about, I decided instead to relish the rest of my 3-day weekend. Now, however, the weekend is essentially over, the sham of a...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Wave, Corporate Communications, Blogging, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Web 2.0, Marketing, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-10-12

News to know: Twitter DMs; New Neutrality; Zimbra; Dell-Perot; Palm; Foursquare

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Michael Krigsman: Are Twitter direct messages safe? Richard Koman: FCC to announce net neutrality principles ...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Twitter Inc., Information Technology, Palm Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Zimbra, Mary Jo Foley, Net Neutrality, Perot Systems Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Serial ATA, Corporate Law, Web Services, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Business Operations, Management

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Google Edu Apps vs. Microsoft Web Apps: Should I have waited?

Yet another article where you have nothing to say but simply praise Google because in your eyes they can do no wrong. Yes you should have waited. Microsoft is the world leader in office suites with years upon years of experience. Not only will they offer a better...

Tags: cloud computing, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web application, Microsoft Office, school district

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Google Edu Apps vs. Microsoft Web Apps: Should I have waited?

Did I jump, yanking my district head first, into the cloud too soon? Should we have held off and waited to see if Web Apps, Live@Edu, and Office Live Workspace might meet out needs better than Google's Edu Apps as the Microsoft cloud services are slowly integrated? by Christopher Dawson

Tags: Google Inc., Web Application, Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-09-21

What do Google and Microsoft gain from student cloud services?

With Google providing Apps to schools for free, and Microsoft competing to provide Live@edu to schools equally for free, what's in it for the companies? Well, I found out. Article by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Google Inc., School, Microsoft Corp., Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-09-10

What happens if Google's Edu Apps aren't free anymore?

A local technology director tweeted a link tonight to an article on free Web 2.0 tools that eventually go commercial and stop being free. Us educational folks tend to embrace free tools because, well, they're free. The Web is crawling with great tools, many of which are free,...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Tool, Productivity, Cloud Computing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-13

The state of Edubuntu...Your thoughts

The state of Edubuntu...Your thoughtsThe state of Edubuntu...Your thoughtsIt's still linux so unless you want your students to be lagged behind technology for about 10 - 15 years then don't do it. Plus the overhead of having to maintain it with a daily patch cycle and constant recompiling and...

Tags: Thin clients, OPEN SOURCE, LTSP, server, Edubuntu

Discussion threads 2009-08-05

Server 2008...Any caveats?

Summer is update time, as every school IT person knows. These couple of months are when we get as much done as humanly possible when major updates and upgrades won't affect students. While my list of projects is insurmountably long, one thing that I absolutely must do is...

Tags: Media, Terminal Services, Servers, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-23

News to know: Amazon-Zappos; eBay earnings; Windows server; AMD; Plastic Logic Reader; Apple-AT&T

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: A good fit: Amazon gobbles up Zappos Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Don't Forget to Turn Out the Lights,...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Plastic Logic, Microsoft Windows Server, Server, Matthew Miller, Earnings, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., eBay Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Team Management, E-books, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Management, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-23

Live@edu and Moodle: A shameless publicity stunt?

Live@edu and Moodle: A shameless publicity stunt?LicensingAssuming that Microsoft is the copyright holder of this code, they can do what ever they wish with it. They are NOT restricted to the GPL.Any later additions/changes by others is another story however.Okay, what is the problem?I'm not sure that I follow your...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Blogging, Microsoft Corp., Moodle, Google Inc., Live@edu, publicity stunt

Discussion threads 2009-07-22